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Acta Optica Sinica, Volume. 44, Issue 17, 1732011(2024)

Development of Femtosecond Laser Two-Photon Polymerization Technology and Its Application in Fabrication of Functional Micro/Nano Devices (Invited)

Xiaoxu Rao, Runmin Zhang, Hao Wu^*, and Dong Wu^**

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Department of Precision Machinery and Precision Instrumentation, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, Anhui , China

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Category: Ultrafast Optics

Received: Apr. 26, 2024

Accepted: Jun. 4, 2024

Published Online: Aug. 30, 2024

The Author Email: Hao Wu (walech@ustc.edu.cn), Dong Wu (dongwu@ustc.edu.cn)

DOI:10.3788/AOS240921

CSTR:32393.14.AOS240921

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laser devices and laser physics

Lasers and Laser Optics

laser manufacturing

Instrumentation, Measurement and Metrology